Dana Decaro

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Anglers' gallery (70)

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  Katy Shannon

  

  Washington State, US

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  Member since 2026

  5.0

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  Great Captain depsite limited fish

  Half Day Trip on August 16, 2026 • 4 adults • 1 child

  Capt. Dana was a great host and clearly very exoerienced. We had great success catching mackerel for live bait but unfortunately no luck catching bass…not for lack of trying as Capt. Dana took us to several different (reliable) spots. We’d definitely charter with Capt Dana again in the future.

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  Response from Captain

  August 17, 2026

  it was nice having Katy and her family on board. We covered a lot of water in our search for bass. It was a nice day for a boat ride.

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  Theresa Stewart

  

  New York, US

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  Member since 2026

  5.0

  Verified

  Great Trip!

  Half Day Trip on August 2, 2026 • 2 adults

  Lots of great catches there was two of us and we caught 4 striped bass one being a keeper! Captain Dana was very personable and knowledgeable with the history of Gloucester and gave us a great tour as well as an awesome fishing trip! Would definitely do it again and highly recommend booking with him!

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  Response from Captain

  August 2, 2026

  it was great having Theresa and her mom aboard today. it was a perfect day for fishing a d bith if them quickly mastered fishing with live bait.

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  A Jar Of Dirt

  Repeat angler

  

  New York, US

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  Member since 2024

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  3 trips

  5.0

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  Great fishing tips and knowledge of the water!

  Half Day Trip on June 27, 2026 • 4 adults

  We had a great time fishing with Capt. Dana. Helpful and patient with my novice relatives out on the water!

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  Response from Captain

  June 28, 2026

  David and his son David, and Ollie were fun to have onboard yesterday. Mackerel alley lived up to its name. We filled the live well up in no time. Both boys seemed ti enjoy bringing up stringers full of macs up. we made out way through the fog to several of my favorite spots without and takers. Finally at the lasr stop we found a keeper.

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  Johnathan Millett

  

  Massachusetts, US

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  Member since 2025

  5.0

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  10/10 Experience!

  Half Day Trip on August 2, 2025 • 4 adults

  We had an awesome time celebrating my father’s birthday! Dana was a great captain and put us right on the fish doubling up on some 40+ inchers on the first cast. He was a pleasure, communicative, and highly knowledgeable about the area - sharing some fun facts and conversation about the Gloucester area and history. Highly recommend. We will be back!

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  Response from Captain

  August 8, 2025

  It was great to have Johnathan and his group on board. They caught on to fishing with live bait immediately. Hopefully it was a birthday his dad will remember.

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  Tyler Fouhey

  Repeat angler

  

  Massachusetts, US

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  Member since 2023

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  2 trips

  5.0

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  Saturday Morning Charter With Captain Dana

  Half Day Trip on August 26, 2023 • 4 adults

  Had an amazing morning out on the water today thanks to Captain Dana. We haven’t been fishing in a couple years and this was the exact experience we were looking for. Captain Dana took care of every detail. We spent time at the beginning catching bait fish. It took some time to get the bait fish but we didn’t expect to get anything with the first few casts any way. He was very easy to talk to which is great when your out on the water for a few hours and answered all of our questions about fishing, the fishing industry, and the local area. The four of us in our group all grew up in the area and Captain Dana had plenty of new information to share with us. We caught some striped bass and were able to keep one but one was actually so big we couldn’t keep it. Our group definitely made some great memories and will charter with him again.

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  Response from Captain

  August 26, 2023

  Tyler and his group of friends were a lot of fun today. Fishing started out slow, but we finally found some bait and turned it into a couple of nice fish! It was great having them onboard. I had as much fun as they did.

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